AO fatigue

[Brinyi]

"I did feel a bit of fatigue in the third set, I don't want to play (qualifiers) in another Slam. I was a bit tired, the match was pretty long, but there are some things that I need to work on."

-- S.Mirza

"The truth is I'm tired. The flight from Auckland was delayed and landed here at five o'clock this morning."

-- D.Nalbandian with a pre-excuse!

[Grarliner]

I won't create an anti-fatigue thread for this lone remark but I thought it was amazing the shape Justine is in after six months of idleness. That girl is ripped. Big contrast to Mirza who clearly waned as the match progressed.

[jon]

Jan 17, 2011 17:48:51 GMT -5 Grarliner said:

I won't create an anti-fatigue thread for this lone remark but I thought it was amazing the shape Justine is in after six months of idleness. That girl is ripped. Big contrast to Mirza who clearly waned as the match progressed.

[reetards]Drugs!111!!11[/reetards]

[Brinyi]

''I cannot talk. I'm too tired.'... It doesn't matter that we are tired, we keep fighting'

-- D.Nalbandian

"I was a little bit tired after Sydney."

-- N.Li

"Jankovic I think played a lot and also has been tired from that at a certain time of her career."

-- J.Henin

[Brinyi]

TIRED FISH LOSES: Mardy Fish said doctors have diagnosed the mystery illness that has been sapping his energy as a thyroid problem.

Fish, seeded 16th, exited the Australian Open Wednesday in a four-set loss to Spain's Tommy Robredo. He had a tough first-round win, having to come back from two sets down to win in five for the first time in his career.

Fish, who had a career-best 40 match wins in 2010 and is the second-highest ranked American behind good friend and Davis Cup teammate Andy Roddick, said he was probably lucky to have lasted the distance in the first round and came into the second round very sore.

He had blood taken recently to try to identify a medical reason for listlessness occurring despite a strong fitness regimen during the off season. He said doctors in Australia had told him it was a problem with his thyroid — a large endocrine gland that secretes hormones that help control how quickly a body uses energy.

"It just kind of zaps you," said Fish, 29. "It's a tough to explain. You kind of feel a little helpless because your body kind of doesn't let you go (on)."

Doctors were not sure of the exact cause, though it might be a virus, he said, adding that he would seek treatment when he gets back to the United States.

"I didn't feel unbelievably sick. It was just one of those things where you go on the court and you just get tired after 30-45 minutes," Fish said. "It was alarming and frustrating, and it's been going on for about a month. Hopefully it's going to run it's course soon."

[Brinyi]

"I didn't tank, I didn't lose on purpose, I didn't mentally, you know, have a mental meltdown. It was just that I was feeling completely dead and tired physically."

-- J.Tipsarevic

"I hoped he wouldn't play so well in the fifth, you hope he gets tired."

-- R.Federer

"Yes, I was tired. I had to run everywhere for three hours. There are not too many players who can play longer than me, but Roger is one of them."

-- G.Simon

"We both are older now with hip surgery. It is not easy to come back. I think we played very intense tennis today until the end. We were both cramping, very tired. We both fought until the very end."

-- D.Nalbandian

"I'm not physically tired."

-- N.Djokovic

[Brinyi]

"I'm not feeling tired at all, which is very good now coming into the third round."

-- R.Soderling

"I toss a ball for the serve and everything was moving around. It's tough playing like that. Call the doctor. Told me that dangerous playing like that. That's why I retired."

-- D.Nalbandian

"My second-round match, against Petra Martic yesterday, was also not easy so I'm very tired, very sore and using a lot of ice."

-- A.Rawanska

"I'm definitely much stronger and fitter. I remember last year when I played a first round, even against a qualifier, I wasn't feeling too good in the second round, feeling tired."

-- B.Tomic

[Brinyi]

"I think it was very tough match. Milos I think is unbelievable player. He serve really good. And maybe in the third set was the key, no? He had a lot of chance, he doesn't make. When I won the third set, it was more easy. He was more tired in the fourth set."

-- D.Ferrer

"I'm just really, really tired. My energy was right on the limit -- I used up all of it."

-- S.Peng

"I'm not sweating that much tonight. The two other days I was sweating like crazy and I felt very tired when I played the match."

-- R.Nadal

Kvitova said she will prepare for the quarter-final by resting - ''just lie to bed, because I'm so tired''.